Peter Welch
U.S. Senator · Vermont · Democrat
Statements and posts
525 press releases, floor remarks and posts since Jan 3, 2025.
Activity, last 12 weeks
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Led senators demanding Trump administration secure release of detained American high school student.
“The State Department has repeatedly claimed that it ‘has no higher priority than the safety and security of U.S.”
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Led 16 lawmakers urging USDA to reverse cost-sharing requirement for dairy program.
“A requirement meant to stretch federal dollars could instead keep those dollars from reaching the farms and processors Congress intended to help.”
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Welch Statement on Trump Administration Abandoning Disaster-Impacted States
Criticized Trump administration plans to dismantle FEMA and limit federal disaster response.
“FEMA reform must be done in a bipartisan and collaborative way, with state and local governments at the table, working with us, to improve this agency.”
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Participated in bipartisan Senate discussion on collaboration, child protection, social media effects, and water disaster preparedness.
“Our politics are deeply fractured and broken… What I believe is that we step back and look at the problems we face, and Katie was alluding to this: they’re shared problems. We’re all scared about what social media is doing to our kids.”
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Announced $60.3 million in federal funding to rehabilitate and complete Vermont's Western Corridor rail line.
“Repairing and upgrading our transportation infrastructure is a win-win for Vermont’s rural communities. This federal funding will help improve safety and reliability on the Vermont Railway, and support the development of rural towns up and down the Western Corridor”
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Welch Joins VPIRG for Town Hall on Ending Corporate Spending in Elections, Reversing Citizens United
Joined a town hall to discuss ending corporate spending in elections.
“This is a profoundly important issue: are we going to control our democracy, or is it going to be bought and paid for by people who want to use our democracy to enrich themselves? The toxic amount of money that is coming in and influencing our elections has absolutely got to end.”
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Welch Joins VermontBiz2Biz Expo to Discuss Future of Business in Vermont
Discussed manufacturing challenges including tariffs and diesel prices at Vermont business expo.
“We need more strong businesses here in the state of Vermont. But we’re facing challenges here that are not of our making—like skyrocketing diesel prices, tariffs, and red tape in our regulatory processes—that make succeeding harder, not easier.”
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Visited Vermont health care providers to discuss rural health care workforce development.
“Rural communities across the country have the same health care workforce challenges, whether it’s a red state or blue state.”
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Toured Head Start center and opposed Trump administration cuts to the program.
“The Trump Administration has set its sights on eliminating the Head Start program since day one. But what this administration doesn’t seem to understand is that getting rid of services offered through Head Start does not eliminate the need of families in Vermont and across the country.”
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Welch Hosts Common Grounds Listening Session in Rutland County
Hosted listening session with Vermont constituents on affordability and government effectiveness.
“The future of our democracy is a jump ball right now—we have a president who speaks and acts unilaterally without any concern about how his policies will hurt working families.”
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Initiated probe into cabinet members' influence on Trump's pardons of convicted felons.
“Public reports of high-profile individuals—including yourself—appealing directly to the President on behalf of pardon recipients risk subversion of the established pardon review processes by financial influence and political access”
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Welch Joins Groundbreaking for New Affordable Housing Project in Burlington
Joined groundbreaking for 30 affordable condominiums for low-income homebuyers in Burlington.
“Vermont’s housing affordability crisis has wreaked havoc across our state, and skyrocketing housing prices are right at the center of it. Home prices have more than doubled in the last ten years, making it tougher than ever for families to achieve the American dream of homeownership”
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Demanded answers from DHS Secretary Mullin on Noem's luxury jet purchases and no-bid contracts.
“Congress and the American people deserve the Department’s full and prompt transparency with respect to the shocking waste of taxpayer funds and potential corruption involved in the Department’s aircraft purchases and widespread no-bid contracting.”
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Urged IRS to prevent Big Tech from misusing tax credits for AI data center construction.
“The IRS has a responsibility to ensure tax credits are being claimed as intended by Congress.”
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Led colleagues urging Fish and Wildlife Services to reconsider closing Vermont fish hatchery.
“Since the 1980s, the White River National Fish Hatchery has contributed to the restoration of native fish species in Lake Champlain, the Connecticut River, and the Great Lakes”
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Welch Statement on Three Years Since Hamas’ Terror Attack on Israel
Released statement commemorating third anniversary of October 7th terror attacks on Israel.
“Since that day, many Jewish Americans have also felt increasingly unsafe in our own communities. Antisemitism is never acceptable. We will continue to fight for a country where Americans of all faiths are safe.”
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Welch Discusses Rural Health Care at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital Birthing Center
Visited rural hospital birthing center to discuss health care workforce and access.
“Rural hospitals provide essential health care and community services to Vermonters in every corner of our state. That includes birthing centers, which are vital to ensuring families have world-class care they can rely on.”
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Welch Brings Common Grounds Listening Session to Windham County
Held listening session in Vermont to discuss bipartisan solutions on health care, taxes and housing.
“The pressures on Vermont are the same as those facing every red and blue state across the country—these are shared challenges. But my colleagues across the aisle haven’t embraced the idea that whether you’re from Indiana, or Idaho, or Vermont, the people we represent need an affordable health care system.”
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Joined bipartisan bill to streamline domestic material sourcing for affordable home construction.
“Our nation’s housing crisis is an urgent problem, and Congress needs to take action. In Vermont, we’re going to need 36,000 new housing units by 2030 to address our shortage—cutting through red tape that makes it harder to build a home is a major part of helping us close that gap”
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Two bipartisan IRS reform bills passed Senate with unanimous support.
“The IRS is difficult to navigate and a pain for everyday taxpayers—that’s something we can all agree on, no matter where you’re from.”
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Urged Senate passage of resolution demanding State Department report on West Bank violence against Americans.
“The real question here is not what Israel is doing but what the United States government is not doing on behalf of its own citizens.”
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Welch to Host Common Grounds Listening Session in Windham County
Announced listening session in Windham County as part of statewide Common Grounds tour.
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Welch Delivers Over $2 Million in Federal Investments to Improve Rural Health Care in Vermont
Secured $2 million in federal funding for rural health care improvements in Vermont.
“Rural communities are facing more barriers to affordable health care than ever before, making it harder for Vermonters to easily reach a pharmacy and get the care they need.”
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Republicans Block Passage of Welch and Gillibrand’s Bill to End Trump’s Trade War with Canada
Republicans blocked BAD DEAL Act to repeal Trump's tariffs on Canada.
“The President of the United States, acting in my view without any legal authority, is imposing unilateral tariffs on Canada. Those tariffs are now being reciprocated by Canada on us. They are doing enormous damage today to Vermonters and to Americans.”
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Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act of 2026
Mr. President, I rise in support of this resolution. I want to thank my colleagues Senator Sanders and Senator Van Hollen. Thank you, Senator Van Hollen, for your leadership on this particular resolution. The situation in the Middle East, in Gaza and the West Bank, is deplorable. And before I start…
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